Department Profile:

Morgan Stanleys Global Sustainable Finance Group (GSF) aims to drive the growth of sustainable investing through ongoing development of products and solutions, economic analysis, thought leadership and capacity building initiatives.

The GSF team is seeking a Quantitative Analyst to support the teams incubation and execution of innovative sustainable investing approaches that leverage advanced data analytics to create products and solutions for clients of Morgan Stanley.

Successful candidates will have a dual passion for financial markets and climate change/sustainability issues, as well as demonstrated expertise in climate economics (including knowledge of leading-edge approaches, data sources, and analytical tools, etc).

Additionally, successful candidates will be well-organized and detail oriented, and will work well in team environments.

Job Summary:

• Conduct quantitative analysis on topics related to sustainable investing, while understanding and analyzing various sources of sustainability data using a range of statistical and econometric methods.
• Stay well-informed about the latest sustainability-related professional and academic research.
• Summarize outputs appropriately for internal and executive audiences, and a wide range of clients.
• Assist with content development and project management related to other areas of the GSF team, including, but not limited to, thought leadership through Morgan Stanleys Institute for Sustainable Investing and/or functions of the Office of Sustainability, utilizing a similar skillset.